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Microbiology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Microbiology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every microbiology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the microbiology program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Microbiology section at the bottom of this page.

UIUC Microbiology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Microbiology

UIUC Microbiology Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in microbiology, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Microbiology Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the microbiology majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Microbiology Master’s Program

75% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of microbiology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a microbiology master's degree from UIUC, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in microbiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Microbiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in microbiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Biological Science Professors 2,530 $78,400
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Microbiologists 860 $62,830

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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